Nadan kozhi curry/Chicken curry kerala style

       Nadan kozhi curry/Chicken curry kerala style

I don't know why I postponed this recipe to post?I can say this is my signature dish.A good combination for rice,Appam and chapathi.This is a typical Kerala style recipe.But here I avoided coconut milk which will give more richness to this dish.If you are adding kasmiri chilly powder, curry will be moe colourful.It was not available in my kichen so I avoided it.Kerala style chicken curry is a  spicy and tasty dish.Dont add water to this curry until the pieces are lightly fried with masala.and that is the main secrete behind its taste...

Ingredients:

• Chicken:1/2kg
• Onion(thinly sliced):3 big
• Tomato(sliced):1 big
• Ginger:1"piece
• Garlic:10 cloves
• Chilly powder:1 tblspn
• Turmeric powder:1/4 tspn
• Coriander power:2 tblspn
• Garam masala powder:1 tblspn(I used Eastern garam masala)
• Curry leaves:5 springs
• Coconut oil
• Salt

To temper:

• Cinnamon:1 stick
• Star anise:2
• Cardamom:4
• Clove:4
• Fennel seeds:1/2 tspn
• Whole black pepper:1/2 tspn

Method:

• Wash and clean the chicken
• Grind ginger and garlic together to make a fine paste.
• Marinate chicken pieces with ginger garlic paste,salt and turmeric powder.Keep aside for 15 minutes
• Heat the Clay pot with coconut oil.
• Add the ingredients listed under "to temper".Fry it well.
• Add thinly sliced onion and saute it well until it turn brown colour.
• Add sliced toamato and curry leaves.Suate it well till it get mashed with onion.
• Add coriander powder,chilly powder and garam masala powder.Stir it well until oil comes out.
• Add marinated chicken pieces and stir it well until the pieces gets coated with masala.
• Cover the clay pot with a lid.Cook it in low flame for 10 minutes till the moistures get absorbed.Don't add add water.
• Add 1 cup of water to the lightly fried chicken pieces with gravy.Stir it well and allow to cook for another 15 minutes in low flame.
• Add some fresh curry leaves.

Ps:Don't add water while roasting the chicken pieces.once it get fried add water.Keep your stove in low flame for preparing this dish.